kā

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Word · Onomatopoeia · NounTraditional咔

onomatopoeia; loanword

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia for a cracking or snapping sound

literary

Typically used in writing to describe short, sharp, dry sounds like branches breaking or something brittle snapping.

Shù树
zhī枝
kā咔
de的
yī一
shēng声
duàn断
le了
 。

The branch broke with a cracking sound.

Tā他
cǎi踩
zài在
gān干
shù树
zhī枝
shàng上
 ，
fā发
chū出
kā咔
de的
xiǎng响
shēng声
 。

He stepped on a dry branch, making a snapping sound.

2.

noun

kha (a consonant in Khmer alphabet)

technical

Used in transliteration of Khmer script.